Location: Aylesbury
Overview
Are you inspired by the opportunity to shape a confident, skilled, and future‑ready Adult Social Care workforce? Do you thrive in a fast‑paced, innovative environment where your leadership can drive meaningful change, influence practice, and create development opportunities that have a lasting impact across an entire system? If this sounds like you, we’d love to meet you.
We are seeking a passionate and forward‑thinking Workforce Development and Training Manager to take a leading role in transforming workforce capability across Buckinghamshire’s Adult Social Care sector. This is an exciting opportunity to champion high‑quality learning, design meaningful development pathways, and support a diverse workforce to thrive, ultimately enhancing outcomes for the residents we serve.
You’ll also be part of our local Health and Social Care Academy, collaborating with partners across the sector to drive excellence and innovation in workforce development.
If you’re ready to inspire, innovate, and shape the future of Adult Social Care workforce development, this is the role for you.
Contract: This is a12 month fixed term contract/secondment opportunity (maternity cover)
About us
Buckinghamshire Council is a dynamic and forward‑looking organisation, bringing together the strengths, expertise, and local knowledge of the county’s five former councils. By uniting as one, we are better placed to drive meaningful, positive change for our residents, communities, and businesses. With a strong focus on the future, we are committed to delivering improved services, enhancing outcomes, and providing stronger representation for Buckinghamshire both locally and on the national stage.
About the role
As a Workforce Development and Training Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering a comprehensive Workforce Development Programme for the Adult Social Care sector. You will contribute to the design, commissioning, delivery, and evaluation of high‑quality training and development initiatives that meet statutory requirements, align with national standards, and respond to local priorities. Your work will directly support a confident, capable, and future‑ready workforce across Buckinghamshire.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Leading the full learning and development cycle through needs analysis, programme design, delivery and evaluation.
2. Developing and implementing professional development and qualification programmes.
3. Leading the development and rollout of the Career Progression Framework across the Adults & Health Directorate.
4. Building strong partnerships with external learning providers, universities, colleges and national bodies.
5. Commissioning and contract-managing training providers to ensure high‑quality, value‑for‑money delivery.
6. Supporting and co‑ordinating key programmes including the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
7. Managing and analysing workforce training data for local and national reporting.
8. Representing Adult Social Care in regional and national workforce networks.
9. Managing and supporting a small team of Workforce officers.
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape meaningful development pathways that strengthen recruitment, support retention, and promote high‑quality practice across the entire sector.
Any-Desk:
As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.
About you
As a Workforce Development and Training Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering a comprehensive Workforce Development Programme for the Adult Social Care sector. You will contribute to the design, commissioning, delivery, and evaluation of high‑quality training and development initiatives that meet statutory requirements, align with national standards, and respond to local priorities. Your work will directly support a confident, capable, and future‑ready workforce across Buckinghamshire.
Your responsibilities will include:
10. Leading the full learning and development cycle through needs analysis, programme design, delivery and evaluation.
11. Developing and implementing professional development and qualification programmes.
12. Leading the development and rollout of the Career Progression Framework across the Adults & Health Directorate.
13. Building strong partnerships with external learning providers, universities, colleges and national bodies.
14. Commissioning and contract-managing training providers to ensure high‑quality, value‑for‑money delivery.
15. Supporting and co‑ordinating key programmes including the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
16. Managing and analysing workforce training data for local and national reporting.
17. Representing Adult Social Care in regional and national workforce networks.
18. Managing and supporting a small team of Workforce officers.
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape meaningful development pathways that strengthen recruitment, support retention, and promote high‑quality practice across the entire sector.
Any-Desk:
As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.